[tlhIngan Hol] new puns
James Landau
savegraduation at yahoo.com
Mon Jul 29 17:10:20 PDT 2024
A few puns have immediately stuck out at me:
Daw (blow, of the wind): blow down?
gha'naD (fodder): "Hello mudduh, hello fadduh/Here I am at Camp Granada . . ."
ghIp'IS (friction): where the GRIP IS
HapmaH (pea): Having to "pee" is a "wee matter".
la'rut'an (mica): "Natural" backwards. Maybe because mica is a natural substance, maybe because Micah Papp (better known as Manny the Hippie) went all "natural".
mo'bIj (latch): Jibboom backwards.
ngit (ride, as in a bicycle/motorcycle): Cycling helps you stay "fit"! A xifan pun, with f->ng.
ro'leSlib (barnacle): Bill, sailor -- Barnacle Bill the Sailor. My own prediction, *bIlbernaD*, wasn't far off.
roq (be fragile, delicate, flimsy): From "bROKen".
'a'baqa' (file, dossier, portfolio): Manila folders were traditionally made of abaca', a zingiberaceous plant also known as Manila hemp.
'achme (anvil): Anvils on Looney Toons (and Animaniacs) were always made by the corporation knwn as Acme. C->ch is a perfect match in xifan.
'aghnIDnem (fuse): "Mending a fuse", as the Beatles song goes.
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